Weekend Preview: Roll the Dice At A Crowded Box Office

It's a crowded weekend at the box office, so we'll try to steer you in the right direction.

"The Cabin in the Woods" is a clever treat for fans of the horror genre who are willing to send it up. Luc Besson's "The Lady" couldn't be more timely: its central figure Aung San Suu Kyi, now back at the center of Burma politics, is played to perfection by action actress Michelle Yeoh. The biopic follows the struggle of the Nobel Peace Laureate, her fifteen year house arrest and ongoing fight as the face of Myanmar's National League for Democracy. When Suu Kyi won a house in the country's Parliament, the New York Times called it a "remarkable shift from dissident to lawmaker" in a country that is still - for the most part - controlled by the military.

While ThePlaylist says Guy Pearce's "Lockout" is the B-movie we've been waiting for, and Canada's "Monsieur Lazhar" (Oscar nominee for Best Foreign language film) is a beautiful portrait of grief, "The Three Stooges" is failing to impress. Indie offerings "HERE" and "Late Bloomers" each boast strong casting ("Incendies"'s Lubna Azabal and Ben Foster in the former, Isabella Rosselli and William Hurt in the latter), but are earning mixed reviews.

According to co-writer-actress Krysten Ritter of "L!fe Happens," the film "shouldn't be reviewed" because "all that anybody should say about this film is 'Good for you, girls, go get 'em.' -- and that it's adorable.'" Sorry, but it's not adorable and not worth your money or your time.

"The Lady" Cohen Media Group, FR/UK | TOH! Interviews Yeoh & Besson | 39% Rotten | LA Times calls it "A fumbling and fawning - if sincere - tribute to the living legend and a director who has never seemed more out of his element.

"HERE" Strand Releasing, US | Dir: Braden King; Cast: Ben Foster, Peter Coyle, Lubna Azabal | 80% Fresh | Indiewire says it "loses a lot of the grandiose lyricism it establishes right of the gate by failing to build on it in any substantial way, but for those willing to accept the lack of exposition, [it] provides a cogent analysis of the drive to explore new territory in both physical and psychological terms."